Photos and article about the decline in population rank and other aspects of the Kansas City metropolitan area from 1959 to 2001, including its convention attendances, the park and boulevard system, the American Royal, the Kansas City Zoo, Science City and Liberty Memorial, and "[t]he lack of progress in building Ilus W. Davis Park north of City Hall."

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Page 7: "When 'The Squire' began in 1959, Kansas City ranked 17th in population among metropolitan cities in the U. S. Today it's falling fast into the mediocrity level of 33rd."